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NATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANY 
OF MEXICO. 

MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL 

RAILROAD. 
INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY 

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The National Lines of Mexico 



The Castle of Chapultepec, 
City of Mexico. 




THE WHITE HOUSE OF MEXICO, 
THE HOME OF PRESIDENT DIAZ. 



.On, this, ,site # has ^been ^maintained the residences of the 
.. Rulers bf Mejfido'fop over 400 years. 



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CITY OF MEXICO, PASEO DE LA REFORMA. 

MEXICO 

Child of Rebellions! 



THE two changeless guardians, Popocatepetl and Ixtac- 
cihuatl, on whose summits glisten the never-melting 
snows, have stood in silence and kept watch over the 
splendid valley lying beneath them in changing lines 
of gleaming lakes and growing fields and flowering gardens. 
They have seen the dark cloud of Conquest roll up from 
the sea to the south, and the red flame of invasion sweep 
down from the north; they have seen the gathering of the 
clans from the highlands towards the Great River and from 
the jungle country towards the sea, and the foreign legions 
fold their banners and go back to their ships in the south 
and back to their land in the north; and with the patience 
that belongs to the changeless spirits, they have waited. 

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IXTACCIHUATL. 



Behold their reward ! A country wherein each day 
seems yet more pleasant than the last ; where every stream 
that drives its noisy way down some tall mountain side and 
loiters cross the levels to the lakes, sings but one song — 
the song of rest and peace; where every growing field 
gives back ten times the labor that it takes; where moun- 
tains yield their riches to the skillful hands; where songs 
of birds and perfume of the flowers creep by on every 
passing breeze, and where a strong and self-reliant people 
live their national life of steady growth, and stretch a 
friendly hand to every stranger in their land. 

PLEASURE. Are you in a hurry? Forget it! 
Come to Mexico where every cross of unhewn stone built 
on some mound tells well a story of patient faith, where 
every street has some old legend fit to pass the hours, 
where every palace has its tale of good and evil deeds in 
empire -making, where everyone remembers that to-morrow 
is given in which to finish what is left undone to-day, and 
where the pleasures of to-day are worth as much or more 
than those vain dreams you strive for year by year. 



WEALTH. Its in the mountains in veins of gold 
and silver and lead and copper, and in the lowlands in coal 
and oil; or, its in cattle feeding on the upland plains where 
the gramma and the cacti grow, or browsing in the shade 
of palms where the tall para grass leans toward the land 
when the sea breeze blows; or, its in wide forests of tall 
pines or woods of deeper hue; or, in the coffee tree or 
rubber tree, or fruits, or grain — the choice is left to him 
who seeks the wealth. 

HEALTH. It's true death comes in Mexico. But 
no one seems to mind it much. Besides it was probably 
the fault of the man who went away, because if he found 
the altitude too low, in four hours he could have been twice 
as high, or if it was too high, in the same time he could 
get twice as low; or, if the air was too dry, in a night's 
time he could get the proper moisture, or if it was too cold 
he could get the proper warmth in a day, for between the 
long water line that separates Mexico from the United 
States and the line of steel that crosses Tehuantepec, there 
is a perfect climate of every class that health could demand, 
so probably the man who went away had only himself to 
blame. 




GOLF LINKS - 



NEAR MEXICO CITY. 

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FALLS OF ZARANAGUA. 



The National Lines of Mexico 



The National Railroad Company of Mexico. 

The Mexican International Railroad Company. 

The Interoceanic Railway Company of Mexico. 

Mexico is not solely a dream-land, nor are her people 
and statesmen mere dreamers — in spite of the fact that 
they are not in a hurry. 

As a practical business proposition, the income from 
which is expected within ten years to pay the expenses of 
administration of the affairs of the Republic, control of 
over 3300 miles of railroad through the richest portions of 
the Republic has been acquired by the Government under 
direction of its able financier, Mr. Limantour. It is 
seldom indeed that opportunity for such a combination of 
physical advantages is found in any property, and the 
judgment and skill shown in effecting the combination 
are additional evidences of the unusual ability of one of 
the most wonderful of modern financiers. 

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VIEW OF VALLEY. 

THE NATIONAL RAILROAD OF MEXICO. 

Entering the Republic at Laredo, it is the great short 
line between the United States and Mexico. By way of 
Monterey and San Luis Potosi it passes through a territory 
productive of cotton, grain, fruits, vegetables and rich in 
ores. Monterey, the great smelting center of the Republic, 
is of particular interest as showing the height of develop- 
ment which mining and smelting have reached in Mexico 




EL ORO MINES. 

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RAILROAD STATION, SAN LUIS POTOSI. 

in the last fifteen years, and many Americans have found it 
not only a place to improve their fortunes, but a place to 
live pleasantly as well. The line of the National has been 
made standard guage, and every convenience for quick and 
safe transportation and comfort to the traveler is now pro- 
vided. The territory along this line offers special induce- 
ments to those interested in manufacturing and agriculture. 
There are numberless streams which will furnish power for 





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BRIDGE OVER RIO GRANDE. 
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SADDLE MOUNTAIN, MONTEREY. 

manufacturing purposes at small cost, and at the same time 
furnish water for irrigation where it is necessary. The 
traffic records of this line show a constantly increasing 
tonnage of wheat, corn, barley and other cereals, as well 
as frijol, the staple food article for the laboring class of the 
Republic. Along this line also are located immense fields 
of maguey from which comes a large part of the supply of 
pulque, the native drink. 




VALLEY OF MEXICO. 
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HOTEL RICHELIEU, DURANGO. 

THE MEXICAN INTERNATIONAL RAILROAD. 

From Eagle Pass, Texas, the main line of this road 
extends to Durango, capital of the State of Durango, 
and will ultimately be extended to the Pacific coast at 
Mazatlan, which will thus give a short line for trade with 
the Far East from southern States. The International has 
the valuable physical quality of being almost entirely an 
ore road. From the very border of the Republic it enters 




(RON MOUNTAIN AND ROLLING MILL DURANGO. 
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HONDO COAL MINES, SABINAS. 

the immense coal fields of the southern part of the State of 
Coahuila, and furnishes the outlet for the coal and coke 
from the famous coal fields of the Mexican Coal & Coke 
Company, of Las Esperanzas. 

This road controls a number of coal mines, the 
property of allied companies, but is mining only for its 
own use and that of associated lines, leaving the commer- 
cial coal market to independent operators. As a result of 




CATTLE SOLEDAD ESTATE, SABINAS. 
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HARVESTING WHEAT — CUATRO CIENEGAS BRANCH 



this liberal policy many new coal properties are now being 
opened and will soon be in operation. The coal industry 
is destined to become one of the most important in the 
Republic, and, as the fields in the territory along the 
International are apparently inexhaustible, this road must 
of necessity prove of great value, not only in the develop- 
ment of the States through which it passes, but also of 
industries of every class throughout the Republic. 



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The western end of the line from Torreon to Durango 
is through a country rich in mines of gold/ silver, copper 
and lead, and the numerous branches built out from the 
main line also reach mining districts. From the territory 
immediately around Durango, in addition to the thousands 
of tons of ore shipped annually, is sent out a large part of 
the supply of mining timbers for the Republic. 

Along the line, too, are some of the most extensive 
cattle ranches in the Republic, where special attention has 
been given to improving the native stock. 




PASTURES ON CATTLE RANCH. 
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PUEBLA — THE CITY OF CHURCHES. 

THE INTEROCEANIC RAILWAY OF MEXICO. 

It was a happy thought that caused the building 
of the line which unites Mexico City with Puebla, the 
"City of the Churches," and with Jalapa, "The Beau- 
tiful," and Vera Cruz, the chief port of entry of the 
Republic. The territory of this road, after it leaves the 
A^alley of Mexico, is tropical in its nature and products. 




A TROPICAL GAR! 

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JALAPA— THE BEAUTIFUL. 

Vegetables, fruits, coffee, sugar cane, cocoa, jalap, rubber 
and all the products of the tropics come over this line to 
Mexico City, or go to Vera Cruz for export. Of recent 
years it has been found that a large portion of the territory 
between Puebla and Vera Cruz is well suited for cattle 
grazing, and, as a consequence, many new ventures of that 
kind have been undertaken. 




COFFEE GROVE, JALAPA. 
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With the confidence that a stable and favorable admin- 
istration inspires, men of capital are coming from Germany, 
from Spain, from England, from Africa, and especially 
from the United States, and investing their money, not in 
shares and stocks of some uncertain corporation or com- 
pany, but in the things whose value has been proved, in 
the things that they know, having been put into the earth 
the earth will give them back with many times the interest 
of less fertile lands. 

The combination of these roads under one management 
with the title of "The National Lines of Mexico," has 
thus united the interests of three great, distinct and equally 
valuable sections of the Republic, the National covering 
the grain belt, the International giving service to the min- 
eral district, and the Interoceanic carrying the products of 
the tropical country, and has made the development of the 
entire Republic one common object, and will have the 
result of enabling them to provide greater facilities and 
afford better opportunities to those who may be seeking 
pleasure, health or wealth. 

Jackson Smith. 




IANANA GROVES. 

IS 



The National Lines of Mexico 



Penetrates the best area 
of the Great Republic. 



A territory extending from the Rio Grande at 
Laredo and Eagle Pass to the Gulf at Vera Cruz, 
and to the top of the Western Sierra Madre at 
Uruapan. 



For rates, routes and all information, call on or address : 

W. F. Paton, General Eastern Agent, - - n Broadway, New York 

H. J. Falkenbach, Commercial Agent, - 603 Bessemer Bldg., Pittsburg, Pa. 

G. R. Hackxey, General Western Agent, - ") Quincy Building, 

T. W. Morton, Trav. Frt. and Pass'r Agt., - \ cor. Clark and Adams Sts., 

Chas. R. Hogle, Trav. Frt. and Pass'r Agt., - j Chicago, 111. 

D. W. Gaylord, Commercial Agent, - Union Trust Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio 

H. W. Nathan, Commercial Agent, - 708 Common St., New Orleans, La. 

Henry A. Smith, General Agent, San Antonio, Tex. 

Frank L. Moe, Commercial Agent, - - Houser Building, St. Louis, Mo. 

J. G. METCALFE, W. B. RYAN, 

First Vice-President. Traffic Manager. 

' JACKSON SMITH, General Passenger Agent 

MEXICO CITY. 



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The National Lines of Mexico 

Embraces nearly 3,500 miles of the 
Choicest territory of a great Republic. 



A land of enchantment ; A country 
of tradition ; A world of romance ; 
Aparadiseforthe tourist orseekerafter 
things odd, peculiar and delightful. 

Mining, Manufacturing, Agriculture, 
Lumber and Ranching prospects are 
supurb and offer fortunes to those 
who take advantage of them now. 

Pullman Sleepers are run daily from 
St. Louis to Mexico City via the 
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern 
Railway and Laredo and the Missouri, 
Kansas & Texas Railway and Eagle 
Pass. 



JACKSON SMITH, General P 

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